Mittie mason



M. MASON. I

COVER FOR LATRINE SEATS.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 2, 1911.

1 ,3 13,236. Patented Aug. 12,1919;

Mittz'e Mason 6110: I m g MITTIE MASON, OF'WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBlIIA.

- cover. ron LAME-SEATS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 12, 1919.

Application filed April 2, 1917. Serial no. 159,290.

- provements in Covers for Latrine-Seats, of

, which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in sanitary covers. for latrine seats and has for its object to provide a seat cover which while susceptible of bei cheaply manufactured and adapted to a ford a comfortable seat is equipped for positive attachment to a seat and consequentlyis not liable to be casually moved thereon or displaced.

The invention W111 be fully understoodfrom the following description and claims when the same are read in connection with the drawings accompanying and forming part of this specification, in which Figure 1 is a plan view of a device constructed in accordance with my invention;

Fig. 2 is a section therethrough as seen on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, showingthe wire in place;

Fig. 3 is a section through a seat having my cover applied thereto, parts of the cover being shown in edge elevation;

Fig. 4: is a sectional .plan view of a slightly modified form of the invention;

Fig. 5 is a section therethrough as seen on the line 55 of Fig. 4; and i Fig. 6 is a section as seen on the line ('rof F1 4.

Re erring by numeral to said drawings and more particularly to Figs. 1-3 thereof;

1 is my novel seat cover. This cover consists of two strips 2 and 3 formed preferably of tissue or other similar paper which strips while as shown oval in design may be of any shape to conform to the shape of the seat. Formed integral with the outer edges of said strips at intervals thereon are attaching tabs 4. The tabs of the two strips are glued, pasted or otherwise similarly secured together and arranged between each pair of opposed tabs is a fine thin wire 5, the latter being looped and extended from the free endsof the tabs to a point between the strips 2 and 3 where its bight rests, as clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing. As

shown in thedrawing 1 preferably provide four tabs on each strip, but a greater number may be provided, if desired, and the wires 5 are positioned about centrally of the tabs and extend the full length of the same.

In applying the cover to use, the'same is first applied flatly on the seat whereupon the tabs are bent downwardly to engage around the edges and below the seat. llhe very fine non-elastic wires 5 in the tongues 4 will enable the latter to be readily bent and when so disposed will positively hold said tabs and correspondingly the cover in position on the seat The wires 5 being very thin and fine will not interfere with the use of the seatand when one use is bad of the cover, the same may be .quickly and readily removed and thrown away.

. In the manufacture of these covers I prefer to have same folded longitudinally in 'half and then transversely in half so as to form a neat, small device -which may be readily disp'e'nwd from a receptacle or the like. If desired, these covers may be dispensed from a coin controlled machine or from a free dispensing apparatus, accord- I ing to the place in which same are used;

11 Figs. 4:, 5, and 6 I have shown a slightly modified" form of the invention wherein a strip 6 designed to conform to I the outlineof the seat and form a cover therefor is provided at various points thereon with integral tabs 7. These tabs are of considerable length and are doubled upon themselves and glued, pasted or otherwise secured together. Between the doubled portions of the tabs are positioned fine, .non-

elactic wires 8, as 'in the first-mentioned form. The distinction between this form and the first-mentioned form is that the former comprises two sheets of paper, whereas the modified form is composed of a single sheet, the tabs being doubled upon themselves to hold the wires in position;

It will be gathered from the foregoing that when the tabs of my novel cover are bent about the outer edge of a seat, after the manner shown in Fig. 3, they will positively hold the cover on the seat and against casual movement or displacement.

Having thus described myinvention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

laxtrine seat cover, comprising a body he a central opening,- tabs integral with an a new article of manufacture, a

extendin laterally outward from the body;

each tab aving two thicknesses of material,

and fine. non-elastic wires secured in the tabs between the thicknesses of material thereof, for the purpose set forth.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a 5 latrine seat cover comprising an apertured body and lateral tabs thereon and fine nonelastic wires carried by the tabs.

3. As a new article of manufacture, a latrine seat cover, comprising a body having 10 acentral opening, tabs integral with and extending laterally outward from the body;

each tab having two thicknesses of material, and a loop-shaped fine non-elastic wire secured in each tab between the thicknesses of material thereof and having its ends at the 15 outer end of the tab and its bight adjacent to the central opening.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in the presence of a witness.

- 'MITTIE MASON. Witness:

BENNnrrr S;. J ONES. 

